— Woooooo!
When dusk fell from the horizon, another steam train entered the parking area from a distance, attracting the attention of passengers in the waiting area.
At the same time, an announcement came from the brass horn above the station—
"Alphat steam train No. 375 is entering the station. Passengers on board, please get ready."
When Suleman heard the announcement, he put away the newspaper slowly, straightened his collar, and then, holding a silver cane, walked towards the ticket gate.
At the train station in Gangdian City, there is only a large transparent glass between the waiting hall and the platform. Passengers sitting in the waiting hall can see the scene on the platform. When Suleman walked towards the ticket gate, there were passengers who were also dressed in travel clothes and lined up in front of the ticket gate in an orderly manner. Their expressions might be anxious, but they still maintained good order.
"After all, he is the one who can afford the ticket, so he has relatively maintained his demeanor. Well, the premise is that there is no disaster." Suleman thought silently, and soon it was his turn to check in at the entrance.
After Suleman showed the ticket for the 'Prime Seat' worth 30 gold pounds to the station guard, the other party gave way to the passage, and did not forget that when Suleman passed by, he reminded him very intimately: "Sir, please keep it safe." For your belongings, if there is an emergency, you can contact the garrison personnel from the Church of Steam in the car, and they will help you solve small troubles."
"Thanks."
Suleman knew that the price of the ticket played a role, so he smiled politely.
After all, from the perspective of profit, he is equivalent to a high-quality customer of the Church of Steam, and is protected by the security of the steam train. Of course, the reason why the station guards will remind him is that there may be thieves and pickpockets on the recent train.
People who can afford 'special seat' tickets must be fat sheep in their eyes and need to be vigilant.
But in fact it's the opposite of what they think.
In terms of Suleman's strength, the person who needs to be careful is not him, but the unlucky thief who chose him as his target
Watched by the station guards, Suleman came to the dark steam train and boarded the train according to the car number on the ticket. When he stepped into the car, he saw the connected rooms on the car. It is the real face of 'Private Seat'.
On the passenger trains in the cold north, there is no term soft sleeper/hard sleeper, and they divide the ticket seats into four grades:
The special seat is similar to the soft and hard sleeper ticket in the previous life, with independent boxes. The number of passengers in a box is about 3-5 people, regardless of gender, living in a single box. Of course, if you have a lot of spare money, you can also buy a ticket for the entire box, making yourself equivalent to sitting in a 'single room'.
The lower seats are [First Class], they do not have a separate box, but they are located in the front compartment of the steam train (the front row is the special class seat), and they have long strip seats, which are similar to green leather A long wooden seat on a train.
The difference between the two is that the seats on the green leather train are seated in rows of four, that is, two rows of seats for four people.
The first-class seat on the steam train can only accommodate one person in a row of seats, that is, two people sit opposite each other. If a passenger feels tired, he can lie on the long wooden seat and sleep soundly. Except that it is easy to be disturbed by others, it is not very different from the soft and hard sleeper.
As for the second-class and third-class seats, their treatment is not so good. Not only are the seats crowded, there are several people in a single row, and there is no space for passengers to lie down and rest, and the environment is dirty and messy. Middle and rear carriages of a steam train.
The second-class seats are a little better, they are cleaned every three days, and the environment is still tolerable. As for the cheapest third-class seats, they are only cleaned once a week, and the smell there can kill flies.
Generally, the working class who can't afford normal tickets and seek safe asylum, grit their teeth and spend half a month's salary to buy tickets to travel to other civilized areas.
In the wilds of the northern cold land, long-distance travel is also a luxury for ordinary people.
"My seat is Box 36, D4 lower berth"
In order not to block the passengers behind him, Suleman did not delay, and found his "seat" along the serial number on the room. The next moment, Suleman opened the door and entered, and found that there were already two people in the box. travelers.
Above the sleeper on the right, there is a woman wearing a sun visor sitting on her back. She has white skin like ceramics, small facial features, and looks not particularly beautiful, but she has a bookish look on her body, and she seems to be doing academic research.
She is holding a hardcover book in her hand, which is not made of animal skin, but an obvious printed matter. In this era when the industrial level is biased toward kerosene power and electricity has not yet been invented, the value of this kind of hardcover book is much higher than that made of animal skin. Rough manuscript of the cover.
On the lower bunk on the left side on the other side, sat a young man dressed as a herdsman. He had wheat-colored skin and stern facial features, but his expression was not indifferent. Instead, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked approachable.
It is worth noting that the clothes on his body are not a gentleman's dress, but a herdsman's dress full of "Boya style", which is characterized by bright hand-made decorations, coupled with rough and heavy fabrics, like piled parts, messy and messy. Full of color charm.
Boa-style nomad? This is rare. After all, it is the clothing style of the Twilight Domain. Su Erman was surprised, but he didn't pay much attention to it, because the Boa herdsmen are similar to the gypsies on the earth. It is not uncommon to see a Boa herdsman in the Panjie Tree Domain, not just in the cold northern land.
Wow!
The two heard the movement and looked at the entrance of the box at the same time. When they saw Suleman, who was pretending to be a middle-aged gentleman, and the hated lady who was suspected of being a 'scholar', they looked a little warily.
Later, when she saw Suleman's gaze, she smiled politely and looked down at the book again.
However, the sharp-eyed Suleman could see her left hand drooping beside her, intending to use the cover of her body to sneak on a pull rope, which was the brass sound tube on the wall of the box.
As long as the rope is pulled, there will be a bell immediately transmitted to the guards on the steam train, and even the garrison personnel of the Church of Steam. This is the security guarantee they provide to female passengers. Of course, it is only limited to the 'special seat' tickets.
In fact, people who can afford a special seat ticket will not do anything wrong on the train, after all, they still have to get off the train, and even, they have to consider the consequences of being wanted by the Church of Steam as the consequences of being in charge of the entire The church of steam in Northern Communications, they issued a wanted warrant, which is the real difficulty in moving an inch.
Therefore, the personal safety of single women on the steam train can still be guaranteed.
Su Erman, who seemed to be quite careful, didn't care. He smiled politely at the other party, put his cane on the rack next to him, turned around and went to his berth. His position was the lower berth on the right, opposite to the herdsman man. , is also directly below the female scholar.
— Woo!
At this time, there was a sound of air from outside, and with the sound of the whistle, the steam train began to move slowly.
"The long and boring journey begins"
Suleman was about to lie down, when suddenly, someone knocked on the door of their box, tuk tuk!
The sound of knocking on the door was a little hurried, revealing the haste of the original owner.
PS: There is another update tonight.
(end of this chapter)